noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outmigration
Antonyms: inmigration, immigration
Broader terms: migration
2
noun
Meaning 2
A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the Irish emigration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: out-migration, expatriation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: migration
History
Etymology
From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).
Across languages
Translations
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
emigrasie
— act of emigrating
Albanian:
emigrim
— act of emigrating
Albanian:
emigracion
— act of emigrating
Arabic:
هِجْرَة
(hijra)
— act of emigrating
Arabic:
نُزُوح
(nuzūḥ)
— act of emigrating
Armenian:
արտագաղթ
(artagaġtʻ)
— act of emigrating
Asturian:
emigración
— act of emigrating
Azerbaijani:
köçmə
— act of emigrating
Azerbaijani:
mühacirət
— act of emigrating
Bashkir:
эмиграция
(emigratsiya)
— act of emigrating
Basque:
emigrazio
— act of emigrating
Belarusian:
эмігра́цыя
(emihrácyja)
— act of emigrating
Bengali:
হিজরত
(hijrot)
— act of emigrating
Bulgarian:
емигра́ция
(emigrácija)
— act of emigrating
Bulgarian:
изсе́лване
(izsélvane)
— act of emigrating
Catalan:
emigració
— act of emigrating
Chinese Cantonese:
移民
(ji4 man4)
— act of emigrating
Chinese Mandarin:
移民
(yímín)
— act of emigrating
Czech:
emigrace
— act of emigrating
Czech:
vystěhovalectví
— act of emigrating
Danish:
udvandring
— act of emigrating
Danish:
emigration
— act of emigrating
Dutch:
uitwijking
— act of emigrating
Dutch:
emigratie
— act of emigrating
Esperanto:
elmigrado
— act of emigrating
Estonian:
emigratsioon
— act of emigrating
Finnish:
maastamuutto
— act of emigrating
French:
émigration
— act of emigrating
Galician:
emigración
— act of emigrating
Georgian:
ემიგრაცია
(emigracia)
— act of emigrating
Georgian:
გადასახლება
(gadasaxleba)
— act of emigrating
German:
Auswanderung
— act of emigrating
German:
Emigration
— act of emigrating
Greek:
αποδημία
(apodimía)
— act of emigrating
Greek:
αποδήμηση
(apodímisi)
— act of emigrating
Hebrew:
הֲגִירָה
(hagirá)
— act of emigrating
Hindi:
उत्प्रवास
(utpravās)
— act of emigrating
Hungarian:
kivándorlás
— act of emigrating
Hungarian:
emigráció
— act of emigrating
Icelandic:
brottflutningur
— act of emigrating
Indonesian:
emigrasi
— act of emigrating
Indonesian:
perantauan
— act of emigrating
Irish:
imirce
— act of emigrating
Italian:
emigrazione
— act of emigrating
Japanese:
移民
(imin)
— act of emigrating
Japanese:
エミグレーション
(emigurēshon)
— act of emigrating
Japanese:
移住
(ijū)
— act of emigrating
Kazakh:
эмиграция
(émigrasiä)
— act of emigrating
Korean:
이민
(imin)
— act of emigrating
Korean:
이주
(iju)
— act of emigrating
Kyrgyz:
эмиграция
(emigratsiya)
— act of emigrating
Latin:
trānsmigrātiō
— act of emigrating
Latvian:
emigrācija
— act of emigrating
Lithuanian:
emigracija
— act of emigrating
Macedonian:
иселување
(iseluvanje)
— act of emigrating
Macedonian:
емиграција
(emigracija)
— act of emigrating
Malay:
emigrasi
— act of emigrating
Malay:
penghijrahan
— act of emigrating
Maltese:
emigrazzjoni
— act of emigrating
Norwegian Bokmål:
utvandring
— act of emigrating
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utvandring
— act of emigrating
Pashto:
کډوالي
(kaḍwālí)
— act of emigrating
Pashto:
مهاجرت
(mohājerát)
— act of emigrating
Iranian Persian:
بُرونکوچی
(borun-kuči)
— act of emigrating
Iranian Persian:
مُهاجَرَت
(mohâjarat)
— act of emigrating
Iranian Persian:
مُهاجِرَت
(mohâjerat)
— act of emigrating
Polish:
emigracja
— act of emigrating
Portuguese:
emigração
— act of emigrating
Romanian:
emigrare
— act of emigrating
Russian:
эмигра́ция
(emigrácija)
— act of emigrating
Scottish Gaelic:
às-imrich
— act of emigrating
Scottish Gaelic:
eilthireachd
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
исеље́ње
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
емигра́ција
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
исељени́штво
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
iseljénje
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
emigrácija
— act of emigrating
Serbo-Croatian:
iseljeníštvo
— act of emigrating
Slovak:
emigrácia
— act of emigrating
Slovak:
vysťahovalectvo
— act of emigrating
Slovene:
izseljevanje
— act of emigrating
Slovene:
emigracija
— act of emigrating
Spanish:
emigración
— act of emigrating
Swedish:
emigration
— act of emigrating
Swedish:
utvandring
— act of emigrating
Tagalog:
luwasbayan
— act of emigrating
Tajik:
муҳоҷират
(muhojirat)
— act of emigrating
Tajik:
ҷалои ватан
(jalo-yi vatan)
— act of emigrating
Thai:
การอพยพ
(gaan-òp-pá-yóp)
— act of emigrating
Turkish:
göçme
— act of emigrating
Turkmen:
emigrasiýa
— act of emigrating
Ukrainian:
емігра́ція
(emihrácija)
— act of emigrating
Urdu:
ہِجْرَت
(hijrat)
— act of emigrating
Uzbek:
emigratsiya
— act of emigrating
Vietnamese:
di dân
— act of emigrating
Welsh:
ymfudiad
— act of emigrating
Yiddish:
עמיגראַציע
(emigratsye)
— act of emigrating
Asturian:
emigración
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Belarusian:
эмігра́цыя
(emihrácyja)
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Bengali:
মুহাজিরগণ
(muhajirgon)
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Dutch:
uitwijking
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Dutch:
emigratie
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Finnish:
maastamuuttajat
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Galician:
emigración
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
German:
Auswanderung
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Hindi:
उत्प्रवासी
(utpravāsī)
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Irish:
imirce
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Italian:
emigrazione
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Latvian:
emigrācija
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Macedonian:
иселеништво
(iseleništvo)
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Polish:
emigracja
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Romanian:
emigrație
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Romanian:
emigrare
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Serbo-Croatian:
исељени́штво
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Serbo-Croatian:
iseljeníštvo
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Swedish:
emigranter
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Swedish:
utvandrare
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
Ukrainian:
емігра́ція
(emihrácija)
— body of emigrants; emigrants collectively